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The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese

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Usefulness Level 5 Vocab 4401-4500

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い ん が 1
cause and effect; karma; fate
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ク ロ ス 2
1. cross
2. gross
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は く り ょ く 2
Most common form: はくりょく
noun
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength; punch; edge; vigor
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つ よ み 3
noun
forte; strong point  (opposite: 弱み)
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へ い か 1
pronoun, noun (suffix)
your Majesty; his Majesty; her Majesty  (honorific)
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え ん か く 0
noun
history; development
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し ょ う か 1
noun
commerce (field of study); department of commerce (at a university)
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み つ も り 0
Most common form: 見積り
noun
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
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へ ん さ ち 3
noun
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
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ち か づ け る 4
Most common form: 近づける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to bring near; to put close; to let come near; to associate with
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む い 1
Most common form: 無為
idleness; inactivity
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う ら む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to resent; to curse; to feel bitter; to blame; to bear a grudge
2. to regret  (esp. 憾む)
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し ょ う ひ ん 0
noun
something very small; essay; literary sketch
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ど う か 0
1. assimilation; absorption  (see also: 異化)
2. anabolism
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き ゅ う れ き 0
noun
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
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は ん し ゅ 1
noun
feudal lord; daimyo
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し ゅ っ て ん 0
exhibit; display
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め い り ょ う 0
clarity; clearness
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あ き か ぜ 2 あ き か ぜ 3
noun
autumn breeze; fall breeze
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バ ラ エ テ ィ 2
Most common form: ヴァラエティ
noun
variety
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け い じ ど う し ゃ 4 け い じ ど う し ゃ 0
noun
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car  (see also: 軽カー)
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く る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to reel; to wind; to spin (thread)
2. to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia)
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じ ょ う 1 じ ょ う 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. shape; state  (see also: 帯状)
2. letter; correspondence  (see also: 招待状)
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noun
festival car (float)  (often written with kana only)
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き せ い 0
homecoming; returning home
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シ ャ ッ タ ー 1
noun
1. camera shutter  (see also: シャッターチャンス)
2. shutter (door, window, etc.)
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た い か ん 0
retirement from office
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ふ わ 1
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
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ぼ た ん 1
noun
1. tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan  (often written with kana only)
2. wild boar (meat)
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お や ぶ ん 1
noun
boss; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)  (sensitive)
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せ き さ い 0
lading; loading; carrying
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さ ん じ ん 0
noun
1. mountain folk; hermit
2. mountain wizard  (see also: 仙人; this meaning is restricted to reading やまびと)
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き そ う 2
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to compete with
2. to emulate
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き す 1 き す 2 き す 0
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to expect; to look forward to
2. to set (a date, etc.)
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わ め い 0
noun
Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)
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け い え ん 0
1. pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant from him
2. keeping at a distance
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や か ん 0
noun
kettle  (often written with kana only)
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い ち げ ん 0
unitary
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て う ち 3 て う ち 0
Most common form: 手打ち
noun
1. making noodles by hand
2. striking a deal; coming to an agreement; reconciliation
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こ う お ん 0
noun
high-pitched tone; soprano
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せ き 0 せ き 2
Most common form: せき
noun
cough; coughing; tussis
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の う え ん 0
noun
plantation
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も っ こ う 0
noun
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
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む し ゃ 1
noun
warrior
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へ い お ん 0
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
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か ん な い 1
noun
in the building
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な が や 0
Most common form: 長家
noun
tenement house; row house
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さ お と め 0
noun
young female rice planter; young girl
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て い き あ つ 3
1. low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; cyclone
2. bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
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や く ざ い 0 や く ざ い 2
medicine; drug
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よ う し ょ 0
noun
important point; important position
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た い し ゃ く 1
loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing
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さ か や 0
noun
1. liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop
2. sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
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チ キ ン 2 チ キ ン 1
1. chicken
2. person who scares easily; person who lacks courage
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じ っ ち 0
1. practice
2. the actual site
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け い ひ ん 0
noun
1. gift; premium; freebie; giveaway; something additional; an extra
2. prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.)
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く っ つ く 3
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to  (often written with kana only)
2. to keep close to; to go along with  (often written with kana only)
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み っ と も な い 5
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper  (often written with kana only)
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ぼ い ん 0
vowel  (linguistics terminology)
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と く さ つ 0
noun
special effects; SFX  (see also: 特殊撮影; abbreviation)
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き ゅ う ぎ 1
noun
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
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く っ し 0 く っ し 1
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
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か ん げ ん が く 3
noun
orchestral music
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す ま な い 2
1. inexcusable; unjustifiable; unpardonable  (often written with kana only)
2. sorry; remorseful; apologetic; conscience-stricken; contrite
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つ う ね ん 0
all year; year round
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と り け す 0 と り け す 3
Most common form: 取消す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
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ラ ブ 1
1. love
noun
2. lab; laboratory  (abbreviation; this meaning is restricted to reading ラブ)
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ち ょ っ か 1
1. directly under
2. falling perpendicularly
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さ ん し ょ く 1
noun
three meals (a day)
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そ う か が っ か い 4
noun
Soka Gakkai (lay organization, based on Nichiren Buddhism) (organisation)
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き ん き ょ り 3
noun
short distance
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す う じ つ 0
noun
few days
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こ ぐ ち 0
noun
1. cut end; edge (of a page, etc.)
2. small amount; small sum  (opposite: 大口)
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そ う あ ん 0
noun
draft; draught
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つ じ 0
Most common form: つじ
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
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し ん に ち 0
pro-Japanese  (see also: 反日)
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い ち も ん 2
noun
1. family; clan; kin
2. sect; school; adherents; followers; disciples
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ふ り か え 0
noun
1. transfer; switching over; change
noun
2. money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person)
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お い こ す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pass (e.g. car); to overtake  (see also: 追い抜く)
2. to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of; to outdistance  (see also: 追い抜く)
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ち ら す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to scatter; to cause a shower of
2. to disperse; to distribute; to spread
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す い そ う 0
noun
water tank; cistern; fish tank
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ぶ ん じ ょ う 0
selling (real-estate) lots
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こ う と う 0
sudden price jump; steep price rise
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の り く み い ん 4
noun
crew
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し ょ う し ょ く 0
noun
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
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た ん た い 0
noun
1. simple substance (e.g. chemical)
2. something standing alone; separate item
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い じ め る 0 い じ め る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to tease; to torment; to persecute; to chastise  (often written with kana only)
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ま ん ね ん ひ つ 3
noun
fountain pen
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は い せ ん 0
wiring
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ち ん れ つ 0
exhibition; display; show
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し み る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to pierce; to penetrate; to soak in; to permeate  (often written with kana only)
2. to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to twinge  (often written with kana only)
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noun
the Two Ise Shrines
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お て あ げ 0
Most common form: お手あげ
expression, 'no' adjective
all over; given in; given up hope; bringing to knees; throwing up one's hands
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お な じ く 2
adverb, conjunction, 'suru' verb
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
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か き あ げ る 4
Most common form: 書きあげる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to write out or down; to finish writing
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さ し え 0 さ し え 2
noun
illustration (e.g. book); picture
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が ん ゆ う 0
contain; include
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ぞ う 1
noun
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
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ち か づ く 3 ち か づ く 0
Most common form: 近づく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to get close
2. to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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せ ん き 1
noun
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
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